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>> if i didnt know what sensationalism was, i would soon find out. >> more journalists, more publishers should be in television. >> nobody was thinking as big as rupert murdoch. >> the largest single broadcast station transaction in history. >> murdoch has become sole owner of 20th century fox. >> rupert has laid out that he wants one of his children to succeed him, but he doesnt say when, who and how. its going to have to be fought out between them. >> two minutes till the official st...

crime, terrorism and other threats to their safety while safeguarding our civil rights. they do so at great personal sacrifice and risk to themselves. >> just before midnight, mr. trump posting on his social media platform that he is encouraging the release of documents his own lawyers could make public ahead of the courts disclosure. the house of representatives is expected to pass a $430 legislation, including new climate and clean energy investments and some controls on drug prices....

up first, jose andres is right now helping victims of hurricane ian opens up why he changed his focus from high-end restaurants to a high-risk motion. on a gut level, what drives you? >> we can all make america better and the world better. sometimes you start with a better foot. then, baseball legend alex rodriguez has become quite the business tycoon shares thoughts how to reinvigorate americas past time and opens up about his headline grabbing breakup with pop super star jennifer l...

makes it all the more concerning when you look at how many of trumps pardons carried the stink of political patronage and best in corrupt self-interest at worst. according to pew research center over the course of his four years in office trump only granted 237 acts of clemency. thats the third lowest number of pardons for any president in history. only the two president bush is pardoned fewer people. it would seem that trump was extremely selective about who he pardoned. still some of...

putins nuclear threats and the annexation of ukraines lands. and fears of a chinese attack on taiwan. also, just what is vladamir putin thinking? i will talk to one of russias richest men who knew the russian president well before putin jailed him. finally, the new term of the supreme court starts tomorrow. i will give you a sneak peek of my newest documentary, "supreme power, inside the highest court in the land" airs tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. but first, heres my...

no indication. >> where celebration was he contemplating. >> some event in the madison area. >> he planned this for several weeks, for the highland park shooting. any last questions for the states attorney? all right, folks. this is probably going to conclude our formal press briefings on this matter. if there is breaking news or anything major that does develop, we will call a press conference. otherwise, i would not anticipate major press briefings like this. investigators have month...

>> what do you think are the chances you can get an acquittal? >> i would not comment. >> reporter: she was detained on february 17th. prosecutors claiming she was carrying two vaping cartridges with about .07 oil a crime in russia that can carry a sentence of up to ten years in praise colony. the u.s. considers her being rong wrongfully detained. >> wrongful detention is unacceptable where ever it occurs. the united states government, at the very high e est levels is working hard to b...

the committee may be flexing its oversight power to illuminate what happened on january 6th. but the d.o.j. is apparently investigating the president himself. key aides to mike pence and his lead counsel have already testified in front of a federal grand jury. pretty high up. they asked hours and hours of detailed questions about meetings that trump himself led, one that was described to the january 6th committee. remember this? >> mr. eastman came in. he said im here to request that y...

over to cnn tonight. >> everyone now hates this whole thing. is there a caramel burrito coming at some point? if the push pop goes, im out of here. thank you so much, everyone. that just ruined our day. thank you, anderson cooper. we appreciate it. i am laura coates and this is cnn tonight. so, for everyone out there wondering which came first, the chicken or the egg? or maybe the doj or the committee investigation. it might become more clear. the committee maybe flexing its legislativ...

statements or about holding a press conference. the justice department declined all of those requests that i was just referencing because we did not think that they were appropriate based on the facts and the law. >> repeated attempts to over turn the election. much of yesterday hearing focused on jeffrey clark who played a central role in pushing trumps false election frauds and who trump wanted to install as the acting attorney general. just hours before yesterdays hearing, federal a...